1991 Federation Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Federation Cup competition in 1991. Thirty-two nations competed in a five-round knockout competition from 22–28 July. United States was the two-time defending champion, but Spain defeated them in the final to claim their first title.

Main article: 1991 Federation Cup (tennis)

Participating Teams
Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China

Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary

Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Paraguay
Poland

Portugal
Romania
Soviet Union
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Yugoslavia

Draw
  First Round
22–23 July		 Second Round
24 July		 Quarterfinals
25–26 July		 Semifinals
27 July		 Final
28 July
                                               
   United States 2  
   Netherlands 0  
     United States 3  
       Bulgaria 0  
   Hungary 0
   Bulgaria 3  
     United States 2  
     Austria 1  
   Finland 3  
Q  Romania 0  
     Finland 1
       Austria 2  
Q  Portugal 0
   Austria 3  
     United States 3  
     Czechoslovakia 0  
    Switzerland 2  
   Argentina 0  
      Switzerland 2
    Q  China 1  
   Brazil 0
Q  China 3  
      Switzerland 1
     Czechoslovakia 2  
   Czechoslovakia 2  
   Sweden 0  
     Czechoslovakia 2
       Soviet Union 1  
Q  Paraguay 0
   Soviet Union 3  
     United States 1
     Spain 2
   Great Britain 2  
   New Zealand 0  
     Great Britain 0  
       Italy 2  
Q  Israel 1
   Italy 2  
     Italy 1  
     Germany 2  
   Canada 2  
Q  Denmark 1  
     Canada 1
       Germany 2  
Q  Greece 0
   Germany 3  
     Germany 0
     Spain 3  
   France 1  
Q  Poland 2  
  Q  Poland 1
       Indonesia 2  
   Yugoslavia 0
   Indonesia 3  
     Indonesia 0
     Spain 2  
   Australia 2  
   Japan 1  
     Australia 0
       Spain 3  
   Belgium 0
   Spain 2  

First round

United States vs. Netherlands

United States
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1
Zina Garrison-Jackson
Nicole Krijger-Jagerman		 7
5		 6
4		    
2
Jennifer Capriati
Manon Bollegraf		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
 
 		       not
played

[1]

Hungary vs. Bulgaria

Hungary
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Bulgaria
3
1 2 3
1
Petra Schmitt
Magdalena Maleeva		 1
6 		2
6 		   
2
Virág Csurgó
Katerina Maleeva		 0
6 		2
6 		   
3
Virág Csurgó / Ágnes Muzamel
Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva		 1
6 		2
6 		   

[2]

Finland vs. Romania

Finland
3		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Romania
0
1 2 3
1
Nanne Dahlman
Ruxandra Dragomir		 6
0		 6
4		    
2
Petra Thorén
Irina Spîrlea		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Anne Aallonen / Nanne Dahlman
Ruxandra Dragomir / Irina Spîrlea		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		  

[3]

Portugal vs. Austria

Portugal
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Austria
3
1 2 3
1
Tânia Couto
Judith Wiesner		 2
6 		2
6 		   
2
Sofia Prazeres
Barbara Paulus		 5
7 		0
6 		   
3
Tânia Couto / Sofia Prazeres
Marion Maruska / Petra Schwarz		 1
6 		1
6 		   

[4]

Switzerland vs. Argentina

Switzerland
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Argentina
0
1 2 3
1
Emanuela Zardo
Florencia Labat		 2
6 		6
2		 8
6		  
2
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Mercedes Paz		 6
0		 77
65		    
3
 
 		       not
played

[5]

Brazil vs. China

Brazil
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
China
3
1 2 3
1
Cláudia Chabalgoity
Tang Min		 5
7 		6
4		 0
6 		 
2
Luciana Corsato
Li Fang		 0
6 		2
6 		   
3
Luciana Corsato / Sabrina Giusto
Yang Li-Hua / Yi Jing-Qian		 2
6 		3
6 		   

[6]

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

Czechoslovakia
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1
Radka Zrubáková
Maria Strandlund		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Jana Novotná
Cecilia Dahlman		 77
65		 6
2		    
3
 
 		       not
played

[7]

Paraguay vs. Soviet Union

Paraguay
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Soviet Union
3
1 2 3
1
Larissa Schaerer
Elena Brioukhovets		 4
6 		5
7 		   
2
Rossana de los Ríos
Natasha Zvereva		 2
6 		2
6 		   
3
Rossana de los Ríos / Larissa Schaerer
Natalia Medvedeva / Larisa Neiland		 3
6 		2
6 		   

[8]

Great Britain vs. New Zealand

Great Britain
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
New Zealand
0
1 2 3
1
Clare Wood
Claudine Toleafoa		 6
3		 6
2		    
2
Monique Javer
Belinda Cordwell		 6
3		 6
1		    
3
 
 		       not
played

[9]

Israel vs. Italy

Israel
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Italy
2
1 2 3
1
Ilana Berger
Linda Ferrando		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		  
2
Yael Segal
Raffaella Reggi		 6
0		 4
6 		4
6 		 
3
Ilana Berger / Limor Zaltz
Sandra Cecchini / Linda Ferrando		 3
6 		77
61		 3
6 		 

[10]

Canada vs. Denmark

Canada
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Denmark
1
1 2 3
1
Rene Simpson
Karin Ptaszek		 2
6 		6
2		 4
6 		 
2
Patricia Hy
Sofie Albinus		 7
5		 6
1		    
3
Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy
Sofie Albinus / Karin Ptaszek		 6
3		 6
4		    

[11]

Greece vs. Germany

Greece
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Germany
3
1 2 3
1
Christína Papadáki
Anke Huber		 6
3		 3
6 		3
6 		 
2
Angelika Kanellopoulou
Steffi Graf		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Angelika Kanellopoulou / Christína Papadáki
Steffi Graf / Barbara Rittner		 3
6 		0
6 		   

[12]

France vs. Poland

France
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Poland
2
1 2 3
1
Mary Pierce
Magdalena Feistel		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Nathalie Tauziat
Katarzyna Nowak		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		 
3
Mary Pierce / Nathalie Tauziat
Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz Lisowska		 4
6 		4
6 		   

[13]

Yugoslavia vs. Indonesia

Yugoslavia
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Indonesia
3
1 2 3
1
Ljudmila Pavlov
Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 3
6 		3
6 		   
2
Nadin Ercegović
Yayuk Basuki		 4
6 		5
7 		   
3
Nadin Ercegović / Ljudmila Pavlov
Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 2
6 		2
6 		   

[14]

Australia vs. Japan

Australia
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
22 July 1991
Hard
Japan
1
1 2 3
1
Nicole Provis
Akiko Kijimuta		 6
0		 6
1		    
2
Rachel McQuillan
Naoko Sawamatsu		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3
Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie
Kimiko Date / Maya Kidowaki		 6
3		 6
3		    

[15]

Belgium vs. Spain

Belgium
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
23 July 1991
Hard
Spain
2
1 2 3
1
Dominique Monami
Conchita Martínez		 3
6 		1
6 		   
2
Sabine Appelmans
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 65
77		 3
6 		   
3
 
 		       not
played

[16]

Second round

United States vs. Bulgaria

United States
3		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Bulgaria
0
1 2 3
1
Jennifer Capriati
Magdalena Maleeva		 7
5		 6
2		    
2
Mary Joe Fernández
Katerina Maleeva		 6
2		 6
1		    
3
Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Katerina Maleeva / Magdalena Maleeva		 6
2		 6
1		    

[17]

Finland vs. Austria

Finland
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Austria
2
1 2 3
1
Nanne Dahlman
Judith Wiesner		 5
7 		1
6 		   
2
Petra Thorén
Barbara Paulus		 6
0		 6
3		    
3
Anne Aallonen / Petra Thorén
Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner		 3
6 		68
710		    

[18]

Switzerland vs. China

Switzerland
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
China
1
1 2 3
1
Emanuela Zardo
Tang Min		 6
2		 5
7 		6
1		  
2
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Li Fang		 65
77		 7
5		 6
2		  
3
Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Li Fang / Yi Jing-Qian		 1
3		     retired
 

[19]

Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3
1
Radka Zrubáková
Elena Brioukhovets		 6
3		 3
6 		6
2		  
2
Jana Novotná
Natasha Zvereva		 6
4		 6
1		    
3
Eva Švíglerová / Radka Zrubáková
Larisa Neiland / Natasha Zvereva		 1
6 		4
6 		   

[20]

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Italy
2
1 2 3
1
Monique Javer
Raffaella Reggi		 6
2		 64
77		 7
9 		 
2
Jo Durie
Sandra Cecchini		 5
7 		4
6 		   
3
 
 		       not
played

[21]

Canada vs. Germany

Canada
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Germany
2
1 2 3
1
Rene Simpson
Anke Huber		 4
6 		3
6 		   
2
Patricia Hy
Steffi Graf		 3
6 		6
3		 2
6 		 
3
Jill Hetherington / Patricia Hy
Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner		 5
7 		6
1		 6
2		  

[22]

Poland vs. Indonesia

Poland
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1
Magdalena Feistel
Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 6
2		 6
1		    
2
Katarzyna Nowak
Yayuk Basuki		 1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Magdalena Feistel / Katarzyna Teodorowicz Lisowska
Yayuk Basuki / Suzanna Anggarkusuma		 1
6 		1
6 		   

[23]

Australia vs. Spain

Australia
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
24 July 1991
Hard
Spain
3
1 2 3
1
Nicole Provis
Conchita Martínez		 0
6 		6
2		 5
7 		 
2
Rachel McQuillan
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 1
6 		6
3		 2
6 		 
3
Kristin Godridge / Elizabeth Smylie
Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3
6 		4
6 		   

[24]

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Austria

United States
2		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
25 July 1991
Hard
Austria
1
1 2 3
1
Jennifer Capriati
Judith Wiesner		 2
6 		6
0		 6
8 		 
2
Mary Joe Fernández
Barbara Paulus		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Petra Schwarz / Judith Wiesner		 6
4		 6
1		    

[25]

Switzerland vs. Czechoslovakia

Switzerland
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
25 July 1991
Hard
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3
1
Emanuela Zardo
Radka Zrubáková		 1
6 		7
5		 4
6 		 
2
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Jana Novotná		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Cathy Caverzasio / Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
Jana Novotná / Regina Rajchrtová		 6
4		 2
1		    
retired

[26]

Italy vs. Germany

Italy
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
26 July 1991
Hard
Germany
2
1 2 3
1
Raffaella Reggi
Barbara Rittner		 3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		 
2
Sandra Cecchini
Anke Huber		 2
6 		3
6 		   
3
Federica Bonsignori / Linda Ferrando
Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner		 1
0		      
retired

[27]

Indonesia vs. Spain

Indonesia
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
26 July 1991
Hard
Spain
2
1 2 3
1
Suzanna Anggarkusuma
Conchita Martínez		 2
6 		0
6 		   
2
Yayuk Basuki
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		 
3
 
 		       not
played

[28]

Semifinals

United States vs. Czechoslovakia

United States
3		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
27 July 1991
Hard
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3
1
Jennifer Capriati
Radka Zrubáková		 6
3		 6
1		    
2
Mary Joe Fernández
Jana Novotná		 6
4		 0
6 		9
7		  
3
Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Regina Rajchrtová / Eva Švíglerová		 6
2		 6
3		    

[29]

Germany vs. Spain

Germany
0		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
27 July 1991
Hard
Spain
3
1 2 3
1
Barbara Rittner
Conchita Martínez		 4
6 		1
6 		   
2
Anke Huber
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 1
6 		6
2		 2
6 		 
3
Anke Huber / Barbara Rittner
Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 1
6 		1
6 		   

[30]

Final

United States vs. Spain

United States
1		 Nottingham Tennis Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
28 July 1991
Hard
Spain
2
1 2 3
1
Jennifer Capriati
Conchita Martínez		 4
6 		77
63		 6
1		  
2
Mary Joe Fernández
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Gigi Fernández / Zina Garrison-Jackson
Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		 

[31]

1991 Federation Cup Champions

Spain
First title

References
  1. "United States v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
  2. "Hungary v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  3. "Finland v Romania". fedcup.com.
  4. "Portugal v Austria". fedcup.com.
  5. "Switzerland v Argentina". fedcup.com.
  6. "Brazil v China". fedcup.com.
  7. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". fedcup.com.
  8. "Paraguay v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
  9. "Great Britain v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  10. "Israel v Italy". fedcup.com.
  11. "Canada v Denmark". fedcup.com.
  12. "Greece v Germany". fedcup.com.
  13. "France v Poland". fedcup.com.
  14. "Yugoslavia v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
  15. "Australia v Japan". fedcup.com.
  16. "Belgium v Spain". fedcup.com.
  17. "United States v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
  18. "Finland v Austria". fedcup.com.
  19. "Switzerland v China". fedcup.com.
  20. "Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
  21. "Great Britain v Italy". fedcup.com.
  22. "Canada v Germany". fedcup.com.
  23. "Poland v Indonesia". fedcup.com.
  24. "Australia v Spain". fedcup.com.
  25. "United States v Austria". fedcup.com.
  26. "Switzerland v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
  27. "Italy v Germany". fedcup.com.
  28. "Indonesia v Spain". fedcup.com.
  29. "United States v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com.
  30. "Germany v Spain". fedcup.com.
  31. "United States v Spain". fedcup.com.
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